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Back to the books

A.J. Kennedy, a first-grader at Waynesburg Central Elementary School, steps off the bus as he arrives for the first day of classes Tuesday.

Former Greene Township school building being torn down

A former school building and municipal building in Greene Township will be torn down next month. Equipment to be used in the demolition is already parked outside the building, which dates back to the 1930s. Township officials said the teardown for the building has been years in the making, ...

Celebrating coal

Cars, trucks, marching bands and floats all paid homage to the area’s coal mining heritage at Saturday’s annual King Coal Parade in Carmichaels. It was the close of the 70th annual King Coal Festival, which began the Saturday before and continued throughout the week with baby contests, a ...

Three arrested in Greene drug sting

Three people were arrested in Franklin Township this week after a month-long investigation by the Greene County Drug Task Force. Charges were filed Thursday against Breya Falconer, 31, of Pittsburgh; William Fields, 34, of Clairton; and Brandon Green, 40, of McKees Rocks. According to their ...

Central Greene, J-M, Carmichaels mull shared transportation

Three Greene County school districts will investigate whether it makes sense to combine their transportation resources. The Central Greene School District Board of Education voted Tuesday night to put out a request for proposals for a joint transportation agreement with Jefferson-Morgan School ...

Cumberland Mine workers vote down latest contract offer

Negotiations are continuing between workers at the Cumberland Mine and owners Iron Senergy after miners voted down a tentative collective bargaining agreement, the United Mine Workers Association said Tuesday. The UMWA had negotiated the tentative agreement on behalf of workers last month. ...